JOHN DENVER

He was born in the summer of his twenty-seventh yearComing home to a place he'd never been beforeLeft yesterday behind him, you might say he was born againMight say he found a key for ev'ry door

When he first came to the mountains his life was far awayOn the road and hangin' by a songBut the string's already broken and he doesn't really careKeeps changin' fast, it don't last for long

Colorado Rocky Mountain highI've seen it rainin' fire in the skyThe shadow from the starlightIs softer than a lullabyRocky Mountain highRocky Mountain high

He climbed cathedral mountainsSaw silver clouds belowSaw everything as far as you can seeAnd they say that he got crazy onceAnd he tried to touch the sunAnd he lost a friend but kept his memory

Now, he walks in quiet solitudeThe forests and the streamsSeeking grace in every step he takesHis sight has turned insideHimself to try and understandThe serenity of a clear blue mountain lake

The Colorado Rocky Mountain highI've seen it rainin' fire in the skyYou talk to God, listen to the casual replyRocky Mountain highRocky Mountain high

Now his life is full of wonderBut his heart still knows some fearOf a simple thing he cannot comprehendWhy they try to tear the mountains downTo bring in a couple moreMore people, more scars upon the land

And the Colorado Rocky Mountain highI've seen it rainin' fire in the skyHe know he'd be a poorer manIf he never saw an eagle flyRocky Mountain highIt's the Colorado Rocky Mountain high

I've seen it rainin' fire in the skyFriends around the campfireEverybody's highRocky Mountain highRocky Mountain highRocky Mountain highRocky Mountain high